George Washington University Academic Faculty

Anthony J. Caputy, MD
Hugo V. Rizzoli Professor of Neurosurgery
Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: University of Virginia
Internship: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital
Fellowship: Armed Forces Institute; University of Maryland

James Leiphart, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Northwestern University Medical School
Internship: University of California, Los Angeles
Residency: University of California, Los Angeles
Fellowship: Yale University

Vivek Deshmukh, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: University of Florida
Internship: Barrow Neurological Institute
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Barrow Neurological Institute - Cerebrovascular/Endovascular Neurosurgery

Fabio Roberti, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: University of Modena, Italy
Internship: George Washington University
Residency: George Washington University
Fellowship: George Washington University

S. Taylor Jarrell, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Wake Forest University
Internship: George Washington University
Residency: George Washington University
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health

Hugo V. Rizzoli, MD
Emeritus Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University
Internship: Baltimore City Hospital
Residency: John Hopkins University
Fellowship: John Hopkins University

Norman Horwitz, MD
Emeritus Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Internship: Cincinnati General Hospital; Massachusetts Memorial Hospital, Boston
Residency: Yale University
Fellowship: Yale University

George Washington University Clinical Faculty

Bruce Ammerman, MD
Emeritus Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery (1977 - 2007)

 
Medical Education: George Washington University
Internship: George Washington University
Residency: George Washington University

Joshua Ammerman, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: George Washington University
Internship: George Washington University
Residency: George Washington University
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health

David Curfman, MD
Emeritus Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery (1978 - 2007)

 
Medical Education: George Washington University
Internship: George Washington University
Residency: George Washington University

Frederic T. Schwartz, MD
Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: George Washington University
Internship: Washington Hospital Center
Residency: George Washington University

Ronald H. Uscinski, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Georgetown University
Internship: Bronx Municipal Hospital Center
Residency: Georgetown University

Pietro Mortini, MD
Visiting Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Residency: University of Verona, Verona, Italy

 

Robert Jones, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: University of Virginia
Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Fellowship: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology - Neuropathology
 

George Washington University Basic Science Faculty

Janette Krum, PhD
Associate Professor of Anatomy and Neurosurgery

 
Dr. Krum is a basical science faculty member who's research centers on VEGF functions in the CNS.
 

John Philbeck, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology and Neurosurgery

 
Dr. Philbeck is a basical science faculty member who's research centers on clinical studies in epilepsy patients.
 

Linda Werling, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience

 
Dr. Werling is a basical science faculty member who's research centers on neuropharmacology and neuroreceptors.
 

National Institutes of Health Faculty

Russel Lonser, MD
Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Internship: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center / University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Fellowship: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

John Heiss, MD
Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: University of Michigan
Internship: University of Cincinnati
Residency: University of Cincinnati
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health

John Park, MD, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Harvard Medical School
Internship: Harvard Medical School/Children's Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital
Residency: Harvard Medical School/Children's Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fellowship:

Ashok Asthagiri, MD, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine
Internship: University of Virginia
Residency: University of Virginia

INOVA Fairfax Hospital Clinical Faculty

James M. Ecklund, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery and Chairman of Neurosciences at INOVA Fairfax Hospital

 
Medical Education: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Internship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Ben L. Nguyen, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Harvard Medical School
Internship: UCLA Medical Center
Residency: UCLA Medical Center

Joseph Watson, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: University of California, San Diego
Internship: Medical College of Virginia
Residency: Medical College of Virginia

John Hamilton, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Meharry Medical College
Internship: Maricopa Medical Center
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
Fellowship: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: Spine Surgery

Christopher M. Putman, MD
Clinical Professor of Interventional Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University
Internship: Beth Israel Hospital-Boston, MA
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: Yale-New Haven Hospital - Neurology & Interventional Neurology

Richard S. Pergolizzi, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Interventional Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Northeastern Ohio Universities
Internship: University of Cincinnati
Residency: University of Cincinnati
Fellowship: SUNY Health Sciences Center @ Syracuse - Neuroradiology
  Brigham and Women's Hospital - MR Image Guided Therapy

INOVA Fairfax Hospital Adjunt Faculty

Gopal Bajaj, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology

 
Medical Education: University of Kansas
Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Residency: Johns Hopkins Universty

Samir Kanani, MD
Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology

 
Medical Education: University of Texas at Galveston
Internship: Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA
Residency: University of Maryland

Joshua Petit, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology

 
Medical Education: University of Maryland
Internship: Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, CA
Residency: Harvard University

Children's National Medical Center Faculty

Robert Keating, MD
Division Chief & Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Georgetown University
Internship: Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein Medical Center
Residency: Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein Medical Center
Fellowship: Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein Medical Center - Craniofacial Malformations, Spina Bifida, Spasticity

John S. Myseros, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University
Internship: The Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
Residency: The Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
Fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto - Pediatric Neurosurgery

Amanda Yaun, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

 
Medical Education: Tulane School of Medicine
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center - Pediatric Neurosurgery